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The mystic and the Nazis
February 26, 2008
The University of Missouri Press has just included in its catalogue a book on Etty Hillesum by Meins Coetsier (pictured here), who spent some years in Ireland as a scholastic....
Read moreThe God solution
February 26, 2008
Professor Simon Conway Morris, of the School of Earth Sciences at Cambridge University, gave this spring’s Studies / Iona Institute lecture at the Davenport Hotel, Dublin, on 21 February. Using...
Read morePobal Dé conference: Is love enough?
February 26, 2008
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ (pictured right) is one of the speakers to address the Pobal Dé conference this year, which will be held in Milltown Park on Saturday 1 March (from...
Read moreUntangling the web of 19th century inter-church relations
February 26, 2008
Oliver Rafferty SJ, who taught at various colleges in England, Ireland and the United States, has just brought out a new academic work about Catholicism in 19th Century Ireland. The...
Read moreThe mind of Benedict
February 26, 2008
Michael Paul Gallagher SJ, Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome, was back in Ireland recently to deliver a lecture on the theology of Pope...
Read moreWork experience for Jesuit novices
February 26, 2008
Two novices, Eddie Cosgrove from Ireland (pictured) and Phil Harrison from Britain, are currently in Dublin on work placements. Eddie is working in Gardiner Street and Slí Eile, while Phil...
Read moreBelvedere hold out against Clongowes
February 26, 2008
In a dramatic finish, Belvedere snatched victory over Clongowes in the semi-final of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup on February 24 in Donnybrook. Clongowes were ahead, 7-5, in the dying...
Read moreGarnered from Gardiner Street
February 26, 2008
The opening chapter of RTE broadcaster Aidan Mathews’ new book, In the Poorer Quarters, begins with memories of the Jesuit church in Gardiner Street, Dublin. This sets the tone for...
Read moreGC35 delegates meet Pope
February 25, 2008
Thursday 21 February was a highlight for the GC35 delegates in Rome. Normal business was suspended, as they were all invited to meet with the Holy Father in the Clementine...
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